71.380. Fire protection contracts. - Missouri Statutes

Fire protection contracts.

71.380. Any two or more incorporated cities wishing to takeadvantage of sections 71.370 to 71.390 may, by ordinance dulyenacted in each of such cities, agree upon the terms upon whichsuch fire protection shall be furnished, and such agreement may,where two or more such cities have fire departments, include aninterchange of the service of such fire departments upon suchterms as are agreed upon; or such agreement may provide for thepayment of a stated sum per month or per year, or a stated sumper fire, or any other method of compensation for such fireprotection that is agreed upon by the two or more incorporatedcities entering into such contract; provided, that any contractfor a longer period than five years shall have no binding forceuntil ratified by a majority of the voters voting on the questionin each of the cities entering into such contract.

(RSMo 1939 § 7406, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)

Prior revision: 1929 § 7254